MN counties won’t OK new food stamp applications as shutdown threatens funds

Minnesota officers are telling local governments to stop approving new applications for food stamps after receiving a warning from the federal ruling body that funding for the activity could dry up if the ongoing establishment shutdown doesn t end by November The Minnesota Department of Children Youth and Families has informed counties and tribal nations in the state that they couldn t approve new SNAP applications after p m on Wednesday Oct SNAP or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Operation formerly known as food stamps serves around Minnesotans approximately of the state s population November s SNAP benefits are at vulnerability and may be unavailable if the shutdown continues the Department of Children Youth and Families noted in a declaration on its website Interruption of new applications is the first major disruption to state and local cabinet in Minnesota since the shutdown started on Oct SNAP benefits will remain funded through the end of the month though the U S Department of Agriculture warned funding would expire in November according to state officers The administration of President Donald Trump last week started warning states that there would be insufficient funds to cover SNAP benefits in November if the shutdown continues Axios published Ramsey County established it had received word from state agents that it will need to stop approving benefits until the shutdown is over State officers earlier this month stated that it will take time before the state can fully understand the effects of the establishment shutdown Our current analysis is that the lapse in federal funds will have minimal impact on federally funded state initiatives in the short term Minnesota Budget Director Ahna Minge commented during a briefing at the Capitol with Gov Tim Walz on Oct What s causing the federal shutdown This year s shutdown comes after President Donald Trump and Democrats failed to reach a on funding the establishment at the end of September Congressional Democrats seeking to preserve soon-to-expire physical condition insurance subsidies for millions of Americans declined to patronage a Republican measure to fund the governing body through greater part of November GOP leaders say keeping the subsidies would cost more than trillion A partial executive shutdown in late and early lasted days though food assistance was not interrupted House Speaker Mike Johnson warned the shutdown could be the longest in history the Associated Press communicated Monday As of Wednesday there was no deal in sight Food shelves hotline for food assistance The Department of Children Youth and Families on its website noted that Minnesota has more than food shelves and pointed to an online map as well as a hotline for food help - - - Related Articles Melvin Carter Jacob Frey call for local gun ordinances including ability to ban assault weapons in city limits St Paul mayor s race Debate over safety homelessness economic future Minnesota firm on trans athletes approach amid renewed federal funding threat Daniel Rosen to serve as next U S attorney for Minnesota Tony Lazzaro Minnesota GOP donor likened to Jeffrey Epstein loses at Supreme Court